St. Elsewhere (1982–1988): Season 1, Episode 7 - Legionnaires: Part 2 - full transcript

- PREVIOUSLY ON ST. ELSEWHERE.
- SHE'S DEAD, MAN.

- HEY, NOW. COME ON, PETE. IT'S OVER!
- THAT'S THE SECOND LADY TODAY.

OKAY. HOW LONG?
THIRTY-FIVE MINUTES.

GIVE IT UP.

THREE PEOPLE HAVE DIED WITH
SYMPTOMS OF LEGIONNAIRES'.

DONALD WOULD LIKE TO
CLOSE DOWN THE WARD.

DON'T YOU THINK CLOSING IT
DOWN IS A LITTLE EXTREME?

NO, I DON'T, NOT IF
IT'S LEGIONNAIRES'.

DON'T WORRY, SON.
YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

CLOSE DOWN THE WARD.

WARD 5 IS TO BE
COMPLETELY SEALED.



THIS WEEK ON ST. ELSEWHERE.

WILL EVERYONE SHUT UP
FOR ONE LOUSY MINUTE?

TELL ME THIS CHAOS WILL
END. THIS CHAOS WILL END.

HAVE YOU FELT THIS
WAY ANY OTHER TIME?

NO. I HAVEN'T WANTED
TO BE A BIRD ONCE EITHER.

AND NOW SHE'S THREE
MONTHS' PREGNANT.

AND THE PROBLEM IS, SHE'S ONLY
BEEN OUT OF HERE FOR TWO MONTHS.

- OH, BOY.
- DR. WESTPHALL HEARD
FROM ATLANTA.

IT IS LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE.

- WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN?
- THE ENTIRE HOSPITAL WOULD
HAVE TO BE CLOSED DOWN.

YOU RESENT TAKING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS.

IF I HAD IT TO DO OVER,
NOTHING WOULD CHANGE.

THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.

THE EVACUATION AND
RELOCATION PROCESS...



WAS CONSIDERABLY MORE INVOLVED
THAN ANY OF US HAD PLANNED.

BUT 35 PATIENTS HAVE BEEN SAFELY
TRANSFERRED FROM, UH, WARD 5,

AND THAT WARD WILL REMAIN CLOSED
UNTIL WE RECEIVE CONFIRMATION...

FROM DR. BOROVAY FROM
THE C.D.C. IN ATLANTA.

AND I MUST TELL YOU THAT, UH, WE
FULLY EXPECT THAT DR. BOROVAY...

WILL CONFIRM OUR PRELIMINARY
DIAGNOSIS OF LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
SINCE YOU'RE NOT DOCTORS,

IT MIGHT BE WORTHWHILE IF I
TELL YOU A BIT ABOUT THIS DISEASE.

LEGIONNAIRES' IS A RESPIRATORY
INFECTION, VERY OFTEN RESULTS IN PNEUMONIA.

IT'S PRECEDED BY
DIARRHEA, HIGH FEVER,

SLOW PULSE RATE,
PRODUCTIVE COUGH.

IT'S USUALLY FOUND IN PATIENTS
WHO ARE ALREADY EXTREMELY ILL...

OR THOSE PATIENTS WHO HAVE
A LOW RESISTANCE TO INFECTION.

IT'S THOUGHT TO ARISE FROM
CONTAMINATED RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT...

OR VENTILATING SYSTEMS.

DONALD, CAN WE OPEN
THIS UP TO QUESTIONS?

FINE.

YOU SAID THAT SEVEN
OF THE 35 PATIENTS...

WERE CLASSIFIED AS
HIGH-RISK PROBABILITIES.

YES, THEY'RE IN
ISOLATION ON WARD 2 EAST.

AND THAT REQUIRED SOME
MORE BEDS TO BE SHUFFLED.

THIRTY-FIVE PATIENTS FROM 2 EAST
WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE FOURTH FLOOR.

THAT'S WHERE YOU PLACED THE
OTHER 28 PATIENTS FROM WARD 5.

AS YOU KNOW, THE FOURTH
FLOOR HAS THE LARGEST CAPACITY...

THAT'S 44 ADDITIONAL PATIENTS...

IN A WARD WHOSE RESOURCES
ARE BEING TAXED TO THE FULLEST.

IN A SITUATION LIKE
THIS, MR. CUMMINGS...

MY QUESTION, AS
HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR,

IS HOW CAN YOUR STAFF
POSSIBLY HANDLE THE LOAD?

I DON'T WANT TO JUST SIT AROUND.
ARE WE DOING ROUNDS OR WHAT?

DON'T TELL ME NOBODY
ORDERED A KOSHER PLATE.

WE NEED A G.I. CONSULT... 419,
FAST. I PUT HER CHART RIGHT THERE.

BIG MISTAKE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE
CRAZINESS AROUND HERE THESE DAYS.

HER NAME IS "ALAMO."
ALAIMO. CAROL ALAIMO.

SHE WAS ADMITTED BEFORE THEY
BROUGHT EVERYONE IN FROM WARD 5.

SORRY, VICTOR. I GOTTA TALK
TO A DOCTOR. I FEEL WOOZY.

MAYBE IT'S CHICKEN POX.

NO, THIS AIN'T THE CHICKEN
POX. I HAD THE CHICKEN POX.

THIS IS A LOT WORSE THAN
THE STUPID CHICKEN POX.

IT'S IN GOOD CONDITION, HUH?
GOOD CONDITION? MINT CONDITION.

I'M REALLY NOT IN THE MARKET FOR
A CAR, MARK. NOT A CAR. A CLASSIC.

YOU DID LAMAZE, DIDN'T YOU?
YEAH, IT'S ALL RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN? BY THE
TIME YOU GET TO YOUR SECOND KID,

YOU'RE GONNA WISH THE STORK REALLY
DID DROP IT DOWN OUT OF THE CHIMNEY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. YOU GOT
TIME TO DECIDE. THEY

DON'T START LAMAZE
TILL THE SEVENTH MONTH.

2,100 TONGUE DEPRESSORS. 5,400
COTTON SWABS. 3,000 PLASTIC STRIPS.

RAMON, THIS IS NOT THE
BEST TIME TO TAKE INVENTORY.

INVENTORY? I'M TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S BEEN
RIPPED OFF SINCE WE MOVED DOWN FROM 5.

WHAT? YEAH!

WE NEED SIX UNITS OF AB-NEG,
FOUR UNITS OF TYPE O-POSITIVE.

I AM LEAVING, AND THAT'S FINAL. IF YOU DO
NOT RELEASE ME, I AM CALLING MY ATTORNEY!

MRS. SABIN, LIGHTEN UP. OKAY.

I REDUCED THE DOSAGE
TO 50 MILLIGRAMS.

WE'LL START THE N.G.
SUCTION AFTER ROUNDS.

WELL, WHAT DID YOU
EXPECT? A HUG AND A KISS?

HEY, I DID NOT ASK TO BE
TRANSFERRED TO THIS FLOOR.

NO. NEITHER DID SKILLING.

SKILLING'S THE ONE HE TRIED TO
GET FIRED FOR INCOMPETENCE, RIGHT?

RIGHT. YOU KNOW, THOSE TWO
ARE A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN.

REMINDS ME OF MY THIRD MARRIAGE.

MRS. SABIN WANTS OUT.
WHO'S HER DOCTOR?

SOME PLASTIC SURGEON FROM
BROOKLINE. SHE'S IN FOR A TUCK 'N' ROLL.

GIVE HER THE FORMS.

412? SHIRLEY, I ASKED
YOU TO GO DOWN TO 412.

I TOOK THAT CALL 10 MINUTES
AGO. MARTHA MULVAHEY.

SHE NEEDED HER
PILLOW PROPPED. AGAIN?

THE GIRL'S A PEST, HELEN. AFTER
ALL, SHE'S ONLY IN FOR A CONSULT.

NO, NO, NO, NO. THEY DID A MULTIPLE
X-RAY AND BONE SCAN YESTERDAY.

DR. ASHLEY THINKS IT'S
AN ACUTE SEPTIC ARTHRITIS.

VERY, VERY BAD IN HER HANDS.

THIS IS HER FIFTH
FLARE-UP THIS YEAR.

SO, WHO'S GONNA ANSWER THE CALL?

WELL, I GUESS I
WILL. OH, LISTEN.

CANCEL THAT G.I. CONSULT IN 419.
NOW THEY NEED A NEUROLOGIST. RIGHT.

OKAY! WHERE IS CAROL ALAIMO?

WHAT'S IT WORTH TO YOU?

OH, STOP!

GOOD MORNING, MARTHA.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU,
BUT I CAN'T ADJUST THE BED.

YOU JUST PUSH THE BUTTON.

OH. COULD YOU HELP ME, PLEASE?

I CAN'T DO IT VERY WELL
WITH MY ARTHRITIS. SURE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S
REALLY PRETTY EASY.

IT'S JUST THE SAME WAY YOU
CALL THE NURSES. THANKS.

OKAY? YEAH.

I HEARD YOU HAD A ROUGH NIGHT LAST NIGHT.
WERE YOUR JOINTS GIVING YOU A LOT OF PAIN?

IT WASN'T SO BAD. YOU CERTAINLY
KEPT MY NURSES ON THEIR TOES.

I HAD TROUBLE SLEEPING.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING NOW?

ABOUT THE SAME.

APOLOGIZE TO THE NURSES FOR ME.

I KNOW IT'S OVERCROWDED, AND I
KNOW HOW HARD EVERYBODY'S WORKING.

THINGS ARE VERY HECTIC. YEAH.

BY THE WAY, I STARTED READING ALICE IN
WONDERLAND LAST NIGHT TO MY TWO YOUNGEST.

I HAD TO DRAG THEM
AWAY FROM THE TELEVISION,

BUT ONCE I STARTED, THEY
WOULDN'T LET ME STOP.

IT'S FUNNY HOW YOU FORGET THAT KIND OF
STUFF... HOW WONDERFUL SOME BOOKS ARE.

I HOPE YOU DIDN'T TELL THEM
THAT A LIBRARIAN RECOMMENDED IT.

CERTAINLY NOT. I'M NO FOOL.

THANKS. I'LL TRY
NOT TO BOTHER YOU.

OKAY. TAKE IT EASY. OKAY.

I'M STARTING TO GET
THE IMPRESSION...

YOU RESENT TAKING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS.

NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE AT ALL.

I MAY HAVE OVERLOOKED SOME ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEDURES. I'M SORRY IF I DID.

BUT SEVEN PEOPLE ARE RESTING
COMFORTABLY IN ISOLATION RIGHT NOW,

THREE OF WHOM MIGHT BE DEAD AT THIS
TIME IF WE HADN'T ACTED WHEN WE DID.

IF I HAD IT TO DO OVER,
NOTHING WOULD CHANGE.

I OFFERED TO GO
BELOW BLUE BOOK...

AND THROW IN A FULL
90-DAY WARRANTY.

I WAS EVEN WILLING TO
REPLACE THE HOOD ORNAMENT.

WHAT ABOUT THE PING IN
THE CYLINDERS? WHAT PING?

AND WHERE DID YOU LEARN YOUR
METHODOLOGY, YOUNG LADY? IN A CESSPOOL?

WRISTS UP. LEFT TO RIGHT. LATERAL
IN. RIGHT TO LEFT. LATERAL OUT.

DO YOU WANT TO
CONTAMINATE THE PATIENT?

AND DON'T STAND THERE
LOOKING LIKE A MIDWIFE. LATHER UP.

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT
THE CALIBER OF MEDICAL EDUCATION...

WOULD DETERIORATE SO
RAPIDLY IN MY LIFETIME?

WHAT HAPPENED TO
THE FRATERNAL BOND?

IT'S A SAD, SAD COMMENTARY.

THE WHAT? NEVER MIND.

IF HE DOESN'T UNLOAD THAT GAS
HOG SOON, I'M GONNA GO NUTS.

HE SPENT 10 MINUTES THIS MORNING
TALKING ABOUT A VALVE REPLACEMENT.

THEN I REALIZED HE DIDN'T
MEAN A VALVE IN THE HEART.

HE'S STILL TRYING TO UNLOAD
THAT BLUE CONVERTIBLE?

I DIDN'T SPEND FOUR LONG YEARS IN MED
SCHOOL TO BECOME A USED-CAR SALESMAN.

JANE, WHEN YOU FIRST CAME HERE,
YOU WERE IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE.

YOU, UH... YOU THOUGHT
YOU WERE A BIRD.

BUT WHEN YOU LEFT HERE ABOUT TWO
MONTHS AGO, YOU WERE FEELING GREAT.

AND YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE ON
YOUR OWN EVER SINCE, DOING JUST FINE.

SO WHAT HAPPENED? THE
TROLLEY WAS CROWDED.

I DIDN'T SLEEP WELL THE NIGHT BEFORE,
AND THIS MAN WAS STARING AT ME.

DID YOU GET DIZZY?

NO, BUT AS SOON AS I SAT
DOWN, I KNEW I WAS IN TROUBLE.

WHY? WHAT DID YOU FEEL LIKE?

PANICKY,

AS THOUGH EVERYTHING
WAS RUNNING AWAY FROM ME.

HAVE YOU FELT THIS WAY ANY
OTHER TIME SINCE YOU LEFT HERE?

NO, AND I HAVEN'T WANTED
TO BE A BIRD ONCE EITHER.

I STOPPED TAKING THE THORAZINE A
FEW WEEKS AGO. I WAS FEELING SO GOOD.

SO, YOU'RE, UH...
YOU'RE ON THE TROLLEY,

AND YOU START TO FEEL PANICKY.

WHAT HAPPENED THEN?

I WALKED TO AN EMPTY
SEAT AND SAT DOWN.

I REMEMBER LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW
AND NOT RECOGNIZING WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT,

NOT KNOWING WHERE I WAS.

IT WAS SO FRIGHTENING.

I GOT SCARED, AS THOUGH I WAS
GONNA LOSE CONTROL LIKE BEFORE.

BUT YOU DIDN'T.

NO, I MANAGED TO GET HOME
AND TAKE SOME THORAZINE.

I JUST DON'T WANT THINGS TO FALL
APART LIKE THEY DID BEFORE, DR. BEALE.

JANE, THE FACT THAT YOU CAME BACK
HERE ON YOUR OWN SAYS AN AWFUL LOT.

I JUST DON'T WANT
TO LOSE CONTROL.

HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW?

SAFE.

GOOD. GOOD.

YOU STORM IN, YOU GRAB A DANISH
AND YOU GO RIGHT FOR THE JUGULAR.

YOU HELD YOUR OWN.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
BUGGING YOU. I REALLY DON'T.

WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER
IN THE PAST. NO, WE HAVEN'T.

THE ONLY DOCTOR I'VE WORKED WITH ON
A REGULAR BASIS IS DANIEL AUSCHLANDER,

AND HE WOULD NEVER HAVE
ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN.

YOU DON'T HAVE ANY RECORD?
SO THE PATIENT JUST DISAPPEARED?

GREAT. THAT'S GREAT.
ASK A STUPID QUESTION.

EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME!

EXCUSE ME!

WILL EVERYONE SHUT UP
FOR ONE LOUSY MINUTE?

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT'S ONLY
TAKEN ME 85 TIMES AND SHOUTING...

TO GET YOU PEOPLE'S ATTENTION.

BUT DOES ANYONE KNOW
WHERE CAROL ALAIMO IS?

- WHO?
- WHO IS SHE?

SORRY. DON'T KNOW. SORRY.

NOBODY KNOWS WHERE SHE IS.

SHE DISAPPEARED.

I'M FINE. JUST GREAT.

I MEAN, WHEN I WAS AT BERKELEY
MEMORIAL, I DEALT WITH IT ALL.

YOU'RE TALKIN' BIKERS, MAINLINERS,
ACID FREAKS, HARD-CORE BURN-OUTS.

I MEAN, HEAVY, HEAVY
EAST BAY GREASE.

BUT THIS PLACE IS
BONKERS, DR. WESTPHALL.

I MEAN, CLINICALLY,
BEYOND EXTRADITION.

HEY, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO
KNOW THAT... WHAT'S HER NAME?

CAROL ALAIMO WAS TRANSFERRED
TO BETH ZION? I'M NOT THE ATTENDING.

I THINK I WOULD HAVE
REACTED THE SAME WAY.

IT'S LIKE WE'RE ALWAYS ON THE WRONG
END OF AN OUTSIDE SET AT SANTA CRUZ.

I'M OUT THERE SCRATCHING THE WATER, TRYING
TO GET OUT TO GET THROUGH TO THE WAVE.

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I SEE 15
OTHER SURFERS ON THEIR BOARDS,

ONLY NONE OF THEM KNOW
HOW TO SURF, YOU UNDERSTAND?

THEY START WIPING
OUT. THEY'RE CRASHING.

BOARDS, BODIES, CORDS
FALLING OVER EACH OTHER.

ULTIMATELY I FEEL LIKE
IT'S MY FAULT. I DON'T KNOW.

BUT I'M NOT A FLAKE,
DR. WESTPHALL.

FLAKES DON'T GRADUATE FIRST IN THEIR
CLASS, DOCTOR, NOT EVEN IN CALIFORNIA.

SO, UH, HOW ARE YOU
HOLDING UP THROUGH ALL THIS?

OKAY. WE'VE BEEN
HEARING THESE RUMORS.

THAT I'M ABOUT TO BE CANNED?

BE DEPRESSING IF IT
WERE TRUE. THANK YOU.

HEY, THANK YOU, DR. WESTPHALL.

SEE YOU LATER.

HI, ALISA. YEAH, TWO THINGS.

CALL MRS. CATALANO AND TELL HER TO TELL THE
KIDS I CAN'T MAKE IT IN TIME FOR DINNER,

BUT I'LL BE THERE
BEFORE THEY GO TO BED.

THEN CALL THE
C.D.C. IN ATLANTA...

'CAUSE DR. BOROVAY SAID THOSE
LEGIONNAIRES' TESTS SHOULD BE READY BY NOW.

ALL RIGHT? THANK YOU.

GIVE ME THE DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER
AND AN ORDER OF FRIES.

UH, LARGE APPLESAUCE
AND, UH, SALTINES.

IT'S MY STOMACH, MAN.

IF I EAT ANYTHING ELSE, I'M LIABLE TO
SPEND ALL DAY MOPPING UP AFTER MYSELF.

YOU STILL DON'T FEEL ANY BETTER?

I FEEL HOW THIS LOOKS.

MOLLY SAYS THE BOARD SUSPENDED
DR. WESTPHALL RIGHT AFTER THE MEETING.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT!

NEW HAIRDO. YOU'RE
RELAXED. YOU'RE GLOWING.

YOU'VE GOT A WELT ON YOUR
NECK THE SIZE OF A GRAPEFRUIT.

COME ON, DOCTOR.
WHO'S THE LUCKY GUY?

YOU HAVE AN
IMPOVERISHED IMAGINATION.

NO. IN FACT, I HAVE A
FERTILE IMAGINATION.

COMES IN HANDY AROUND
2:00 A.M. NOW THAT I'M

POUNDING THE BOARDS
AGAIN, IF YOU CATCH MY DRIFT.

IT DIDN'T WORK OUT
WITH CATHY MARTIN?

NO, BUT THAT'S OKAY. I'M
BACK WITH MY IMAGINARY LOVER.

NO HASSLES. WE'RE
VERY COMPATIBLE.

SO, UH, DOES YOUR
FRIEND HAVE A NAME?

PATRICK McFARLAND.
HE'S A FISHERMAN.

A FISHERMAN NAMED PATRICK?

SOMEHOW I CAN'T PICTURE YOU
WITH A FISHERMAN NAMED PATRICK.

WELL, HE'S A VERY INTERESTING
GUY. HOW'D YOU MEET?

WE HAD A BABY TOGETHER.

THAT'S INTERESTING.
OVER THE PHONE.

HE GAVE ME HIS
NUMBER, AND I CALLED IT.

I'LL BET HE'S A
WORKING-CLASS INTELLECTUAL.

NO, JUST A REGULAR GUY
THAT MAKES ME HAPPY.

WELL, THEN I'M
HAPPY FOR YOU, ANNIE.

NO, I REALLY AM.

WELL, THANK YOU.

IT COULDN'T BE ME, IT MIGHT AS
WELL BE A FISHERMAN WITH A BIG SKIFF.

I KNEW IT. IS THE SMELL
OF CARP CONDUCIVE TO...

GOOD-BYE, FISCUS. GOOD-BYE.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE MYRA TO THE
BAY TOWER ROOM? SHE'LL LOVE THE VIEW.

THE FOOD'S NOT BAD
EITHER. I CAN'T AFFORD THAT.

PETER, IT'S YOUR
WIFE'S BIRTHDAY.

IF YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING NICE FOR HER
TONIGHT, YOU'LL PAY FOR IT ALL YEAR LONG.

TELL ME ABOUT IT. TONIGHT'S THE
FIRST NIGHT I'VE HAD OFF SINCE FRIDAY.

ALL I WANT TO DO IS I WANNA
GO HOME, I WANNA GO TO SLEEP.

JACK, I SAW THE NEW MEDICATION
ORDER FOR JANE SONDELL.

THAT'S THE ONE WHO
THOUGHT SHE WAS A BIRD? YEAH.

WHY'D YOU TAKE
HER OFF THORAZINE?

IT'S FAIRLY STANDARD
PROCEDURE. STANDARD? FOR WHO?

I DIDN'T AUTHORIZE ANY CHANGES.

IT'S STANDARD PROCEDURE TO TAKE
A PREGNANT WOMAN OFF THORAZINE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL
ME YOU WERE PREGNANT?

I DIDN'T WANT TO DISAPPOINT YOU.

AND I DIDN'T WANT
YOU TO JUDGE ME.

WHO'S THE FATHER?

HIS NAME IS BOB.

WHERE'D YOU MEET HIM?

WELL, I'VE BEEN DOING CLERICAL WORK
IN AN OFFICE ALONG STORROW DRIVE.

WHEN THE WEATHER'S NICE,
I LIKE TO EAT MY LUNCH...

ALONG THE CHARLES
RIVER, NEAR THE HATCH.

THERE WAS A GROUP FROM EMERSON
COLLEGE PLAYING CHAMBER MUSIC THERE.

QUARTET K. 465 BY
MOZART, SUNRISE BY HAYDN.

DO YOU KNOW THOSE
QUARTETS? NO. I'M AFRAID NOT.

THEY'RE LOVELY.

AND IT WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY.

THERE WERE CHILDREN AND DOGS
AND PEOPLE EATING THEIR LUNCH.

COUPLES.

THE KIND OF DAY THAT MAKES
YOU FEEL HAPPY TO BE ALIVE.

AND THERE WAS THIS MAN.

BOB. YES.

AND HE STARTED TALKING TO ME.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE MUSIC.

HE WAS VERY HANDSOME
AND CHARMING,

AND HE KNEW SO MUCH.

HE WAS VERY NICE TO ME.

I DIDN'T GO BACK TO
WORK THAT AFTERNOON.

ARE YOU STILL SEEING EACH OTHER?

NO.

DOES HE KNOW THAT
YOU'RE PREGNANT?

NO.

DON'T YOU THINK MAYBE
YOU OUGHT TO TELL HIM?

HE'S GONE.

HE DOESN'T LIVE IN BOSTON.

AH, IT'S MARKED CLEARLY
THERE. I CAN SEE IT MYSELF.

A LITTLE LOWER. YES.

MR. GEORGE COOK, PLEASE
RETURN TO YOUR ROOM.

FRIED MONOSODIUM
GLUTAMATE. MY FAVORITE CUISINE.

SO, YOU'RE GONNA EAT THAT
HERE OR YOU TAKIN' IT OUT?

WELL, I'M WAITING FOR
DR. CAVANERO. SHE'S IN WITH A PATIENT.

YOU MUST BE PATRICK. YEAH.

WAYNE FISCUS, ANNIE'S BEST
FRIEND IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

I'M SURE SHE ALWAYS
TALKS ABOUT ME.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, SHE HASN'T.

WELL, SO WHAT'S IT LIKE BEING AS BIG
AS ALL OUTDOORS? GOOD-BYE, FISCUS.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA INVITE ME
TO JOIN YOU TWO FOR DINNER?

MOO GOO GAI PAN IS, LIKE, MY
FAVORITE DISH. GOOD-BYE, FISCUS.

THAT GUY... HE DIDN'T SEEM
LIKE THAT BAD A GUY TO ME.

BELIEVE ME, IF YOU KNEW HIM...
NO, YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW HIM.

THEY DON'T DELIVER THE INSULIN
WITHOUT A GREEN SHEET, LOCEFF!

LOCEFF IS WITH MARTHA MULVAHEY.

SKILLING TOOK THAT
CALL. THAT WAS AGES AGO.

YOU'VE GOTTA TALK TO
MARTHA. I THOUGHT I JUST DID.

HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS? WHAT?

DR. WESTPHALL
HEARD FROM ATLANTA.

IT IS LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE.

DR. WESTPHALL, COULD YOU
TELL US THE STEPS YOU'RE TAKING...

TO LOCATE THE SOURCE
OF THE LEGIONNAIRES'?

YES. WELL, THE MONITORING TEAM FROM THE
CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL IN ATLANTA...

FOR THIS I HAVE TO
MISS ETHEL AND LUCY?

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE
TONIGHT? I THOUGHT YOU WERE OFF.

YOU'RE RIGHT. TONIGHT'S MY
WIFE'S BIRTHDAY. I BETTER GET GOING.

DOMESTIC TRANQUILLITY.

THEY'LL GET IT TOGETHER. YEAH.

A LITTLE HIGHER
TOWARD THE SKULL. SHH.

ONCE YOU'VE LOCATED THE DISEASE,
THEN YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ELIMINATE IT?

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER A WORD OF
PRAISE FOR MY COLLEAGUES AT ST. ELIGIUS.

THEY'VE PERFORMED EXTREMELY
WELL IN A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION,

AND I'D REALLY LIKE THEM TO
KNOW HOW PROUD OF THEM I AM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
DOCTOR. YOU BET YA.

SO HERE AT ST. ELIGIUS
HOSPITAL, THE PROGNOSIS IS GOOD.

THE SITUATION IS UNDER
CONTROL FOR NOW.

THIS IS LARRY FISHKIN FOR
WFFP. BACK TO YOU, IRV.

HEY, ARMSTRONG. HOW'S
CRAIG DOING SELLING THE CAR?

STILL NOTHING.

WELL, DON'T WORRY. SOMEONE
WILL COME ALONG PRETTY SOON.

TALK ABOUT AN ANTICLIMAX.

IF WE'D KNOWN EARLIER, A COUPLE OF
PEOPLE STILL WOULD HAVE BEEN ALIVE.

- AND YOU WOULDN'T HAVE HAD
TO BLAME IT ALL ON SKILLING.
- THANKS.

HEY, PAL, I'M NOT THE HEAVY.

SORRY TO BOTHER YOU AGAIN.

IT'S THE FIFTH TIME
TONIGHT, MARTHA.

BELIEVE ME, I WOULD PREFER TO BE
ABLE TO TURN THE FAUCET ON MYSELF...

FINE.

THANK YOU.

DO ME A FAVOR. LET THE WATER RUN
FOR 20 MINUTES UNTIL I GET OFF SHIFT.

MRS. STEPHENS, I DON'T THINK
YOUR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW IS A WITCH.

YOU SAW IT LEVITATE?

WELL, PERHAPS IT WAS
AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.

YEAH?

STILL NEED A RIDE? NO, NO. NO, I'M
GONNA GET A RIDE WITH SAMUELS.

MISS STEPHENS, CAN YOU HANG ON JUST
A SECOND? I'M GONNA PUT YOU ON HOLD.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

I, UH... I CAUGHT YOUR
SHOW ON TELEVISION.

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS
SAFE TO COME BACK INTO THE HOSPITAL.

IT'LL ALL BLOW OVER. SOME PEOPLE
WOULD DIFFER WITH YOU ON THAT ONE.

YEAH. YEAH, I GUESS
SOME PEOPLE WOULD.

- DONALD, JANE SONDELL'S
BACK IN THE HOSPITAL.
- WHO?

- TWEETY.
- OH, YES.

DOES SHE STILL
THINK SHE'S A BIRD?

NO, I THINK SHE'S IN COMPLETE
CONTROL OF HERSELF...

AND KNOWS EXACTLY
WHAT SHE'S DOING.

SHE'S PREGNANT
BY A GUY NAMED BOB.

SHE SPENT ONE VERY
PASSIONATE AFTERNOON...

IN THE ARMS OF A TOTAL STRANGER,

AND NOW SHE'S THREE
MONTHS' PREGNANT.

THE PROBLEM IS, SHE'S ONLY BEEN
OUT OF HERE FOR TWO MONTHS.

SOMEBODY STOLE THE
COOKIES FROM THE COOKIE JAR.

OH, BOY.

WELL, I'M SURE YOU'LL FIND
OUT WHO IT IS. GOOD NIGHT, HUGH.

GOOD NIGHT. WHY DON'T YOU GO
GET A BEER WITH ME AND SAMUELS?

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU COULD
USE ONE. THAT BAD, IS IT?

NO, I CAN'T. THANKS.
I GOTTA GET HOME.

IT'S MY SON'S BIRTHDAY TOMORROW.
GONNA HANG ALL THE DECORATIONS.

THANKS ANYWAY. DONALD. DON'T
LET THIS STUFF GET YOU DOWN.

AS COACH BUM PHILLIPS
ONCE SAID OF EARL CAMPBELL,

"YOU MAY NOT BE THE
ONLY ONE IN YOUR CLASS,

BUT IT SURE WOULDN'T
TAKE LONG TO CALL ROLL."

THANKS, PAL. SEE YOU LATER.

SEE YOU.

NOW, MRS. STEPHENS?

HERE YOU GO. THANKS.

OKAY. UH, WILLIE ANDREWS?

I SEE. THE STRONG, SILENT
TYPE. AND, UH, YOU'RE...

WHAT'S IT TO YA?
THAT'S SLAVIC, ISN'T IT?

LET'S LOOK AT THE GOODS.

OH, NICE JOB. SOMEBODY MISTAKE
YOU FOR A THANKSGIVING TURKEY?

HEY, LOOK, MAN. YOU
GONNA FIX IT OR WHAT?

SURE. WOULDN'T WANT
YOU TO BE LATE FOR THAT

MEETING WITH YOUR LAWYERS
OVER THE BOOK RIGHTS.

HEY.

JACK. WAKE UP. JACK BOY.

WHAT? RISE AND SHINE.

WHAT TIME IS IT?

IT'S A QUARTER TO 2:00.

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

I'VE COME TO RELIEVE YOU.

YOU'VE FILLED IN FOR
ME SO MANY TIMES,

AND I JUST HAPPENED TO BE
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ANYWAY.

WHAT HAPPENED?

- YOU HAD A FIGHT.
- RIGHT.

WHAT ABOUT?

SHE DIDN'T LIKE THE PRESENT I GOT HER
FOR HER BIRTHDAY. WHAT'D YOU GET HER?

A BOX OF CHOCOLATES.

MAN, IF WE HADN'T FOUGHT ABOUT THAT, WE
WOULD'VE FOUGHT ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE.

IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT WE DON'T EVEN
NEED A REASON TO FIGHT. WE JUST FIGHT.

TONIGHT I TRIED.

LISTEN, TONIGHT I
REALLY TRIED NOT TO.

I'M SORRY.

YEAH, ME TOO.

OKAY. WHATEVER YOU DO,
DON'T GET IT WET, OKAY?

NO SWIMMING, NO SNORKELING.

NO SHOWERS. TAKE A BATH.

PLEASE.

IT'S A... IT'S A JOKE.

I FEEL LIKE HENNY YOUNGMAN
PLAYING A HOUSE FULL OF AYATOLLAHS.

ALL RIGHT. COME BACK IN 10 DAYS,
AND I'LL TAKE OUT THE STITCHES.

IN THE IMMORTAL
WORDS OF DR. SEUSS...

GET HIS WALLET!
COME ON, COME ON!

SO WHAT'D THE COPS SAY?

THEY, UH, SUGGESTED I GET
ANOTHER WALLET AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WHAT DID THEY GET?

NINE BUCKS, THREE 15¢ STAMPS,

A PICTURE OF GRACIE SLICK...

AND THE NUMBER I GOT OFF A GIRL I MET
LAST THURSDAY NIGHT AT FANEUIL HALL.

SPECIAL FAMILY BLEND?

IT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL
LIKE, UM... HOW DO THEY SAY?

A NEW MAN?

WHY NOT? IF I FELT
ANY WORSE, I'D BE DEAD.

IF I FELT ANY BETTER,
IT WOULDN'T BE ME.

JOSH KARTON, THE
TECHNICIAN OVER AT THE V.A.?

HE GOT MUGGED WHILE
TAKING A SET OF X-RAYS.

IN BERKELEY, THREE DUDES ON
HARLEYS CAME AFTER ME WITH TIRE IRONS...

BECAUSE I REVIVED A GUY
FROM A RIVAL BIKE GANG.

YOU'RE LUCKY. ME?

ALL YOUR PATIENTS ARE OUT COLD.

SUCH A HEADACHE.

GO HOME, GET SOME REST.

I CAN'T. I GOTTA GO DOWNTOWN
AND LOOK AT MUG SHOTS.

WATCH IT, WILL YOU? HEY!

NOT BARNES. BARNUM. "UM." A
DEAF SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR.

ANY SIGN OF MR. SCHULTZ'S
WHITE BLOOD COUNT YET?

I'LL SEND FOR IT. WE GOT A
POSTCARD FROM DR. AUSCHLANDER.

THAT'S NICE. WHAT'S IT SAY?

EITHER I NEED GLASSES OR IT'S TOTALLY
ILLEGIBLE. WANT TO TRY TRANSLATING?

"CABO SAN LUCAS IS A DREAM. DON'T WAKE ME
UP. BEST TO ALL." IT'S AN ACQUIRED SKILL.

YOU EVER WORK WITH
A DR. PAT BARNUM? NO.

I'VE BEEN WAITING THREE HOURS.

I GOT A MESSAGE FROM HIM. NOBODY CAN
FIND HIM! MAYBE HE'S AT ANOTHER HOSPITAL.

GET ME BOSTON GENERAL.

HELEN, I'M SORRY, BUT I'M NOT GONNA LET
MARTHA MULVAHEY RUN ME RAGGED TODAY.

GOD, WHAT IS IT
NOW? I DON'T KNOW.

YES, MARTHA. WHAT IS IT?

I KNOW I'M BEING A TERRIBLE BOTHER,
BUT I'D REALLY LIKE TO GET MY HAIR WASHED.

WE WASHED IT YESTERDAY.
I KNOW, BUT IT FEELS DIRTY.

LISTEN, HONEY, THERE ARE
45 NEW BEDS IN THIS WARD.

IT'S VERY CROWDED, AND
EVERYBODY'S VERY TIRED.

I WOULDN'T EVEN ASK,
BUT I CAN'T DO IT MYSELF.

MARTHA, IT'S GONNA TAKE AT LEAST 40
MINUTES FOR SOMEONE TO WASH YOUR HAIR.

WE CAN'T POSSIBLY WASH
EVERY PATIENT'S HAIR EVERY DAY.

THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH TO DO
AND NOT ENOUGH OF US TO DO IT ALL.

YOU'RE RIGHT. I'M SORRY.

SINCE I'VE BEEN SICK, I CAN'T EVEN
DO THE SIMPLEST THINGS MYSELF.

I PROMISE I WON'T BE SUCH A
BOTHER TO EVERYBODY ANYMORE.

LOOK, THINGS ARE
PRETTY HECTIC RIGHT NOW,

BUT I'LL GET BACK
WITHIN THE HOUR.

WE'LL GET YOUR HAIR WASHED.

I THINK IT'S AN INSIDE
JOB. DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

THERE'S NO MONEY IN IT. $6,000 WORTH
OF SUPPLIES IS NOT EXACTLY PETTY CASH.

IT IS WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT
ONE TAB OF METHAQUALONE...

GOES FOR EIGHT
BUCKS ON THE STREET.

IF YOU WERE FEEDING THE BLACK MARKET,
WOULD YOU LIFT TONGUE DEPRESSORS?

THAT'S A GOOD POINT. YOU BETTER
SEND CUMMINGS A TALLY SHEET.

I DID. HE WILL NOT
OKAY THE PAYMENTS.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL TALK
TO HIM. THANKS.

OKAY, SWEETIE. DON'T CRY. I'LL GET
YOU ANOTHER I.D. JUST AS SOON AS I CAN.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
DR. BARNUM CALLED AGAIN?

ALL THE MESSAGE SAID WAS, DR. BARNUM
WANTS TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT BUYING YOUR CAR.

DID HE LEAVE A
PHONE NUMBER? NOPE.

WHY THE HELL DIDN'T HE
LEAVE HIS PHONE NUMBER?

ROONEY, HOW MANY TIMES
HAVE I GOT TO TELL YOU?

I'M THE DOCTOR. YOU'RE
THE ORDERLY, OKAY?

YOU DO NOT... UNDERLINE... DO NOT
HAVE LEGIONNAIRES'. YOU UNDERSTAND?

WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS? IT'S A
RASH ABOUT THE SIZE OF MY FIST.

YEAH, THAT'S A RASH. YEAH.

SOMETIMES... SOMETIMES,

WHEN YOU GET REAL NERVOUS,

YOUR SKIN REACTS BECAUSE YOUR
MIND IS BUSY WITH OTHER THINGS.

UNDERSTAND? NO.

WELL, YOU'RE NOT SICK. TRUST ME.

SO, OKAY, MAYBE I AIN'T GOT LEGIONNAIRES'
DISEASE. MAYBE I GOT SOMETHING WORSE.

MAYBE SOMETHING YOU GUYS
AIN'T EVEN DISCOVERED YET!

COME ON, YOU MONSTER! WHERE IS
MISS MUSCARELLA'S CHEMICAL PROFILE?

LUTHER! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

WELL, I WAS HERE, AND I WAS
OVER... OH, COME ON, LUTHER.

DR. BEALE WANTS TO SEE YOU
PRONTO. AND COME RIGHT BACK.

MOVE IT! DR. PAT
BARNUM. CHECK IT AGAIN!

AND KEEP CHECKING
TILL YOU FIND HIM!

THE PATIENTS IN 435 SIGNED
A PETITION COMPLAINING...

ABOUT THE PAINT PEELING OFF
THE WALL IN THEIR BATHROOM.

OHH! FILE IT.

NO! NO WONDER THEY
CALL THIS A TERMINAL.

OH!

OH! GOD!

SO, WHERE DO WE
START, DR. BOROVAY?

THE ORGANISM COULD BE
LOCALIZED IN THESE SHOWERS HERE,

OR THE FAUCETS, OR
THE BED PAN FLUSHERS.

IT'S THE NEEDLE IN THE HAYSTACK.

THE LEGIONNAIRES', UH, THEY FOUND
AT WADSWORTH V.A. IN CALIFORNIA...

AND BELLVUE-STRATFORD...

WAS TRACED TO THE
AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM, RIGHT?

YES. I HAD ANOTHER CASE IN MICHIGAN
WHERE WE FOUND IT IN THE STORAGE TANKS.

BUT BECAUSE THE OUTBREAK HERE
HAS BEEN LIMITED TO ONLY ONE WARD,

IT PROBABLY
ORIGINATED IN THAT WARD.

SAMPLES WILL BE OBTAINED BY SWABBING
EACH WATER OUTLET WITH A DACRON SWAB.

IF THE POINT OF ORIGIN IS NOT
FOUND TO BE ON THAT WARD,

THEN THE ORGANISMS
ARE UBIQUITOUS...

AND THE ENTIRE WATER-DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM IS IRRECONCILABLY CONTAMINATED.

WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN?

IT WOULD MEAN THAT THE ENTIRE
HOSPITAL WOULD HAVE TO BE CLOSED DOWN.

DON'T WORRY. WE'LL FIND IT. THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING IS THAT YOU ACTED QUICKLY.

YOU SHOULD BOTH
BE CONGRATULATED.

LOOKING FOR ME? AH, LUTHER,
INDEED I AM. COME IN. COME IN.

LUTHER, I'VE GOT A PROBLEM.

YEAH? AND I THINK MAYBE
YOU CAN HELP ME OUT.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

DO YOU REMEMBER A PATIENT OF MINE
FROM A WHILE BACK BY THE NAME OF JANE?

SHE WAS THE GIRL
WITH BIRD TENDENCIES.

YEAH, SURE. SHE WAS
HOOKED ON SUNFLOWER SEEDS.

YEAH, RIGHT. WELL,
SHE'S PREGNANT.

AND THE PROBLEM IS, I THINK SHE WAS
IMPREGNATED BY SOMEONE IN THIS HOSPITAL.

OH, NO, DOC. I
SWEAR I WOULDN'T...

I KNOW IT WASN'T YOU,
LUTHER. BUT I NEED YOUR HELP.

MY HELP?

LUTHER, I'VE BEEN AFFILIATED WITH
THIS HOSPITAL FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

DURING THAT TIME, I HAVE COME
TO KNOW ITS INFORMATIONAL FLOW.

KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

NO.

AH. WELL.

WHEN YOU NEED HELP WITH A PERSONAL
PROBLEM, YOU GO TO DR. WESTPHALL.

WHEN YOU NEED TO GET SOMETHING
DONE, YOU GO TO NURSE ROSENTHAL.

BUT WHEN YOU NEED TO
GET RIGHT DOWN TO THE DIRT,

YOU GO TO THE EYES AND
THE EARS OF THIS HOSPITAL.

WHOA, DOC. WHAT
YOU'RE ASKING ME TO DO...

IS TO SNOOP AND SNEAK AND
PRY IN OTHER PEOPLE'S BUSINESS.

FIFTY DOLLARS. I'LL ASK AROUND.

PHONE. THE COMPUTER MAN. GREAT.

I'M SORRY, BUT WE DON'T
LAUNDER PERSONAL CLOTHING.

THAT'S WHY WE PROVIDE
THE HOSPITAL GOWNS.

UH, MRS. ALLEN, 413... SHE GET
HER METOLAZONE? NOT YET, DOCTOR.

WHAT'S THE HANG-UP?

HAS MRS. O'FLAHERTY GONE TO BETH
ZION TOO? MY DIABETIC HYPERTENSIVE?

JERRY, THE LAST TIME IT BROKE DOWN,
YOU SAID IT WOULD NEVER BREAK DOWN AGAIN.

STOP RIGHT THERE, LUTHER!

I DID CALL OUR MAIN COMPUTER
OFFICE. ROSALIE TOLD ME TO CALL YOU.

I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO COME
RIGHT BACK! THIS IS RIGHT BACK!

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT. I DON'T
WANT TO HEAR IT FROM YOU EITHER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE NOT
RESPONSIBLE EVERY TIME IT BREAKS DOWN?

THE MAN IN 411 WITH A
PEPTIC ULCER ERUPTED AGAIN.

YEAH. IT DOESN'T GET ANY MORE CRUEL OR
UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT THAN THE REST OF US DO.

YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN.
I AM TIRED OF EXCUSES.

I WANT IT WORKING, AND
I WANT IT WORKING NOW.

MRS. VISSER WANTS A
VASE FOR HER FLOWERS.

I'VE GOT AN ASSIGNMENT
FROM DR. BEALE. ASSIGNMENT?

YEAH. TOMORROW? OH, JERRY.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE NOT IN
FRONT OF ME RIGHT NOW.

412 AGAIN? MARTHA MULVAHEY.

FIX IT, JERRY, FAST!

LUTHER? FLOWERS! ULCER!

DO YOU WANT ME TO
GET THE CALL? NO. I'LL GO.

WHAT IS IT, MARTHA?

I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU.

YOU SAID THAT THE LAST TIME AND
THE TIME BEFORE. WHAT IS IT NOW?

I HAVE A FRIEND
COMING TO SEE ME.

COULD YOU HELP ME WITH
MY MAKEUP? YOUR MAKEUP?

FIRST IT WAS THE PILLOW, THEN THE
BED, THEN YOUR HAIR NEEDED WASHING.

NO MORE. DO YOU
UNDERSTAND? NO MORE!

WHAT DO YOU THINK WE DO AROUND
HERE? THIS ISN'T A COUNTRY CLUB.

NOW, LOOK, MARTHA.

I AM VERY SORRY THAT YOU'VE
GOT ARTHRITIS, AND I MEAN THAT.

I'M VERY SORRY THAT
THIS HAPPENED TO YOU.

YOU'RE SICK, AND I KNOW
THAT IT'S HARD FOR YOU,

BUT WE CANNOT CATER
TO YOUR EVERY NEED.

YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY
PATIENT IN THIS HOSPITAL.

IF YOU KEEP CALLING LIKE THIS, NO ONE
WILL RESPOND WHEN IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
WHEN IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT!

RAMON LOPEZ GAVE YOU A
VOUCHER. I NEED YOU TO SIGN IT.

I'M AFRAID THAT'S
OUT OF THE QUESTION.

THAT'S GREAT. SO WE RUN OUT
OF BAND-AIDS AND COTTON SWABS.

WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST WE DO THEN?

AS IS HOSPITAL POLICY, YOU WILL BE
REIMBURSED FOR 90% OF FULL VALUE...

AT THE START OF THE
NEXT FISCAL QUARTER.

THEN FREE THE SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOCATION.
WHAT SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOCATION?

YOU KNOW DAMN
WELL WHAT IT IS. WAS.

OUR CONTINGENCY MONIES
WERE SPENT ON THIS FIASCO. I SEE.

SO YOU'RE GONNA WITHHOLD THE MONEY TO
PUNISH ME FOR SHUTTING DOWN THAT WARD.

THAT'S NOT IT AT ALL. IF I HAD BEEN WRONG,
I COULD UNDERSTAND YOUR RESENTMENT.

BUT I WASN'T WRONG. THIS HOSPITAL AVERTED
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR EPIDEMIC.

YOU'VE DONE A HELL
OF A JOB, DONALD.

I HOPE OTHER PEOPLE
REMEMBER WHAT A GOOD JOB

YOU'VE DONE SEVEN
MONTHS DOWN THE LINE...

WHEN WE DON'T HAVE THE
MONEY FOR THE NEW CAT SCAN...

OR WE LOSE OUR BACKING
FROM THE ZELLMAN FOUNDATION...

ALL BECAUSE OF THE
TERRIFIC JOB YOU'VE DONE.

FUND-RAISING HAS NEVER
BEEN ONE OF ST. ELIGIUS'S...

STRONGER ASPECTS.

BOSTON GENERAL
AND BENT BRIGHAM...

THEY USUALLY GET FIRST
CRACK AT THE HEAVY HITTERS.

NOTORIETY DOES NOT
INSPIRE CONFIDENCE.

AND WE COULD HAVE
AVOIDED THE NOTORIETY...

IF WE JUST KEPT THE NEWS QUIET UNTIL
THE C.D.C. HAD MADE THE FINAL REPORT.

C.D.C. REPORTS
DON'T MAKE HEADLINES.

C.D.C. REPORTS DON'T
MAKE THE EVENING NEWS.

HUGH? HUGH.

DO YOU KNOW A
DR. BARNUM? DON'T THINK SO.

HE'S NOT HERE OR
AT BOSTON GENERAL...

OR OUR LADY OF
PERPETUAL SORROWS.

WHAT'S THE MATTER? IS YOUR
BACK BOTHERING YOU AGAIN?

NO, MY CAR. I'VE BEEN
TRYING TO SELL IT FOR WEEKS.

ELLEN WANTS A NEW ONE FOR HER
BIRTHDAY. WE DON'T NEED THREE CARS!

DO YOU HAPPEN KNOW A PHYSICIAN
NAMED PAT BARNUM? MALE OR FEMALE?

GOOD QUESTION. OPEN YOUR MOUTH,
MR. COLLINS. IT'S TIME TO TAKE YOUR PILL.

I'M NOT KIDDING. I'M GONNA STAND
RIGHT HERE UNTIL I SEE YOU SWALLOW IT.

WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM?

NOTHING I CAN'T HANDLE.
TAKE YOUR PILL, MR. COLLINS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY ROOM
ANYHOW? HUH? DON'T PUSH! PLEASE DON'T!

I'LL PUSH YOU IF I WANT TO!

COME ON.

I'LL KILL HIM! TELL ME
THIS CHAOS WILL END.

THIS CHAOS WILL END.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

LOOK, MR. COLLINS, IF YOU WANT TO
GET BETTER, YOU GOTTA TAKE YOUR PILL.

OKAY. THERE WE ARE. THANK YOU.

WAYNE.

WAYNE.

I HEARD ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? YEAH. SURE.

I REMEMBER AFTER THE FIRST
COUPLE OF TIMES I GOT MUGGED,

I BEGAN TO THINK
IT WAS MY FAULT.

YOU START LOOKIN' OVER YOUR
SHOULDER A WHOLE LOT MORE.

YEAH, I GUESS SO.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. WELL,
UH, IT'S GOOD TO BE SEEN.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN
DO FOR YOU, LET ME KNOW.

THANKS.

MARTHA?

DID YOU HAVE A NICE
VISIT WITH YOUR FRIEND?

I OVERHEARD TWO OF THE
NURSES TALKING ABOUT ME,

TRYING TO BE NICE.

"WELL, SHE'S GOT PRETTY HAIR."

PRETTY HAIR.

OH, GOD.

FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS IT'S
BEEN GETTING WORSE AND WORSE.

I CAN'T EVEN TURN
THE PAGES OF A BOOK.

I AM SO ANGRY!

MAR... DON'T!

I DON'T WANT HIM
TO SEE ME LIKE THIS.

HE'S NOT GOING TO.

WE ARE GOING TO MAKE
YOU LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL.

MARK, I JUST SPENT $600
ON A NEW TRANSMISSION.

JAP CAR. IT FIGURES. WELL,
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

BUY AMERICAN.

WHY DON'T YOU BUY HIS CAR?

MY UNCLE JIMBO ONCE SAID,

"NEVER BUY ANYTHING FROM A MAN
WHO COULD SOMEDAY OPERATE ON YOU."

BESIDES, SOME GUY NAMED
BARNUM WANTS TO BUY IT.

NO, HE DOESN'T.

YOU SEE, UM, I'M BARNUM.

I FOUND HIM.

♪ BLACKBIRD SINGING
IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT ♪

♪ TAKE THESE BROKEN
WINGS AND LEARN TO FLY ♪

♪ ALL YOUR LIFE ♪

♪ YOU WERE ONLY WAITING
FOR THIS MOMENT TO ARISE ♪

♪ BLACKBIRD, FLY ♪

♪ BLACKBIRD, FLY ♪

♪ INTO THE LIGHT OF
THE DARK BLACK NIGHT ♪

♪ BLACKBIRD SINGING IN THE
DEAD OF NIGHT ♪ IT'S ROCKIN' RALPH.

THAT'S THE REASON
JANE CAME BACK.

RALPH'S THE GUY THAT'S BEEN
STEALING ALL THE SUPPLIES.

THEY'RE BUILDING A
NEST. I CAN SEE THAT.

AND SHE'S GONNA
HAVE A BABY IN THERE.

LUTHER.

♪ BLACKBIRD ♪
THEY'RE IN LOVE.

♪ BLACKBIRD, FLY ♪

♪ INTO THE LIGHT OF
THE DARK BLACK NIGHT ♪

♪ BLACKBIRD SINGING
IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT ♪

♪ TAKE THESE SUNKEN
EYES AND LEARN TO SEE ♪

♪ ALL YOUR LIFE ♪♪

COME IN.

EXCUSE ME.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR GETTING
THE MONEY TO COVER THOSE STOLEN SUPPLIES.

AS IT TURNS OUT, WE RECOVERED MOST
OF THEM. THEY WERE, UH, MISPLACED.

KEEP IT. COULD BE A LONG WINTER.

I, UH, THOUGHT
ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID.

IT SEEMS IT'S EASY TO FORGET
THAT OUR OBJECTIVES ARE THE SAME.

IT'S JUST THAT YOU AND I GO AT
THEM FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT ANY DIFFERENCES I
HAD WITH YOU IN THE PAST ARE NOT PERSONAL.

THE ROOT OF THE
PROBLEM IS SIMPLE:

RUNNING THIS HOSPITAL,
MAKING IT WORK, IS A BUSINESS.

BUT TO YOU DOCTORS,
IT'S A CALLING.

YOU'D RATHER REMOVE YOURSELVES
FROM THE BUSINESS OF MEDICINE,

FROM THE PEDESTRIAN,
DAILY, MUNDANE WORK.

THE BUSINESS OF
MEDICINE IS BUSINESS.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I REALIZE THIS WHOLE THING HAS
CAUSED YOU ENORMOUS PROBLEMS.

I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

WHAT'S THIS?

YOUR RÉSUMÉ.

WHEN AN INSTITUTION FAILS TO FUNCTION
SMOOTHLY, SOMEONE'S GOTTA TAKE A FALL.

THE ADMINISTRATOR
IS A LIKELY CANDIDATE.

OH, THEY WON'T FIRE YOU.

A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
IS USUALLY A GOOD

INDICATION THAT A CHANGE
IS ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE.

KNOWING THE BOARD, THEY'LL WAIT
UNTIL THE C.D.C. RELEASES ITS REPORT,

TILL THE HEAT DIES DOWN.

MAYBE THEY'LL HOLD OFF UNTIL THE
ANNUAL CONVENTION IN CHICAGO... WHATEVER.

BUT... I WILL BE REPLACED.

THE SERUM AMYLASE
COME IN YET? NO.

ABOUT 20 MORE MINUTES.

HMM. THE CYST IS RECEDING.

TWO DAYS AGO HE'D
HAVE WOKE UP HOWLING.

TO THINK I ALMOST
RECOMMENDED SURGERY.

THAT'D HAVE BEEN
A MAJOR BLUNDER.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?

UH, NO.

NURSE.

UM, LOOK, UH,

I'M VERY SORRY. I MADE A
TERRIBLE MISTAKE AT YOUR EXPENSE.

AND... I WANT TO APOLOGIZE.

I'VE BEEN 20 YEARS WITH THIS
HOSPITAL, YOUNG MAN. TWENTY YEARS.

THAT'S PRACTICALLY AS LONG
AS YOU'VE BEEN ON THIS PLANET.

MY WAY OF DOING THINGS
MAY NOT BE TO YOUR LIKING,

BUT IT DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE
RIGHT TO ATTACK MY ABILITY.

TWENTY YEARS. YES, MA'AM.

HERE'S ADVICE
FROM AN OLD LADY...

WHO HAS SEEN MANY
YOUNG MEN COME AND GO.

PICK YOUR FRIENDS
WITH GREAT CARE.

THERE'S SO MANY OUT THERE
WHO WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU FAIL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CAN I HELP YOU? UH, YEAH.

I WANT TO BUY A GUN.

UH, WHAT KIND?

THE KIND THAT SHOOTS.

DONALD? HI.

I THOUGHT YOU OUGHT TO KNOW,

MRS. AGUIRRE IS LIKING HER
MEDICATION JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH.

I GAVE GLORIA THE NEW
MEDICATION ORDERS. FINE.

AH! YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE.

SORRY, PAL. IT'S FOR MY SON. AH.

IT'S HIS BIRTHDAY TODAY.
TEN YEARS OLD. OH!

AND I MISSED THE
PARTY. OH, IT HAPPENS.

IT HAPPENS MORE
OFTEN THAN IT SHOULD.

THE ADMINISTRATIVE
PROBLEMS OF A HOSPITAL ARE

A POOR EXCUSE FOR
MISSING A BIRTHDAY PARTY,

AS FAR AS A
10-YEAR-OLD'S CONCERNED.

IT'S ALWAYS
SOMETHING, ISN'T IT? YEP.

YOU KNOW, I WAS... I WAS
THINKING ABOUT MY FATHER.

HE WAS A SCHOOLTEACHER,
SOUTH BOSTON.

A SHANTY ENGLISHMAN
TEACHING SHANTY IRISH KIDS.

DAD BELIEVED THAT
NO ONE IS INSIGNIFICANT,

EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT NOT BE THE
BRIGHTEST PERSON IN THE WORLD...

OR IT MIGHT HAVE A PERSONALITY
THAT YOU CAN'T GET ALONG WITH.

IT DIDN'T MATTER. HE WAS STILL
IMPORTANT. HE'S STILL A HUMAN BEING.

AND WE'RE OBLIGATED TO HELP HIM.

POP REALLY ENJOYED WORKING
WITH PEOPLE. HE WAS GOOD AT IT.

I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING... I
DON'T FEEL THAT WAY EVERY DAY.

OH, I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

THAT'S WHAT WE KEEP
COMING BACK TO, ISN'T IT? YEAH.

SEE, WHEN I WAS A BOY,

I FELT THAT THAT TIME DAD SPENT WITH
OTHER PEOPLE WAS TIME TAKEN AWAY FROM ME.

I RESENTED IT. I REALLY DID.

I SWORE TO MYSELF...
I PROMISED MYSELF...

THAT I WOULD NEVER ALLOW THAT
TO HAPPEN TO MY OWN CHILDREN.

BUT I CAN SEE THE PATTERN.

MY KIDS ARE GROWING UP,
HELEN. I CAN SEE THEM LEAVING.

I FEEL LIKE IT'S ALL SLIPPING
AWAY SOMEHOW. DO YOU KNOW?

OH, DONALD, IT'S TOUGH ENOUGH WORKING
AND RAISING KIDS WHEN THERE ARE TWO OF YOU.

IT MUST BE TWICE
AS HARD FOR YOU.

YEAH.

- YOU LOOK BEAT, MY FRIEND.
- I AM.

- LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
- ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I GUESS I'LL MAKE
MACARONI AND CHEESE FOR DI...

YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR THIS.

WHEN IN DOUBT, PIZZA. WHAT
A GOOD IDEA. THANKS. YEAH.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING? JUST WANT TO
GO UP AND CHECK ON A PATIENT BEFORE I GO.

WELL, MINE'S HERE.
ARE YOU OKAY? YEAH.

SEE YOU LATER. GOOD NIGHT.

- HI, DAD.
- HI, KID.

BOY, ARE YOU A SIGHT FOR SORE
EYES. GIVE ME A HUG, WILL YOU?

OH, BOY. OH, BOY.

HOW WAS THE PARTY?
OH, IT WAS OKAY.

TOMMY STILL UP? NO,
HE'S OUT LIKE A LIGHT.

YOU TIRED? YEAH.

ME TOO. LET'S GO, HUH?